2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER steering

The
field of vision and other functions of ther ear
vie wc amer amaybe restricted du etoadditional
accesso ries on ther ear of thev ehicle (e.g. a
loading tailgate).
% The displa
ycontras tmaybe impaired due to
incident sunligh torother light sources. In
th is case, pa yparticular attention.
% Ha
ve thed ispla yrepaired or replaced if, for
ex ample, pixel er rors considerably restrict its
use.
% Objects that ar enotat ground le vela ppear
fur ther aw ay than they actuall yare.T his
includes, fore xamp le:
R The bumper of avehicle par kedb ehind.
R The dr awbar of atrailer.
R The ball nec kofatrailer coupling.
R The rear end of atruck.
R Slanted posts.
Only us ethe guide lines of thec amera image
fo ro rientation. Do no ttrave lfur ther than the
lo west horizontal guide line when approach‐
ing objects. Youm ayotherwise damag eyour
ve hicle and/or theo bject.
Ve hicles without Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Th ef ollowing camer aviews area vailable in the
multimedia sy stem: Normal view
1 Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Marking at adistan ce of appr oximatel y3.3ft
(1.0 m) (the rear-en ddoor scan still be
opene dcomple tely) 4
Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0i n( 0.3 m) from ther ear area
5 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
8in( 0.2m)f romt herear area, vehicle width
wit ho utside mir ror Wi
de-angle view Vi
ew of trailer (if trailer hitc hisinstalled)
1 Yello wg uide line, locating aid
2 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0i n( 0.3 m) from theb all head of thet railer
hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch
Ve hicles with Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Th ef ollowing camera vie wsarea vailable in the
multimedia sy stem: Normal view
1 Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic) 15 8
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2
Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Marking at adistan ce of appr oximatel y3.3ft
(1.0 m) (the rear-en ddoor scan still be
opene dcomple tely)
4 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0i n( 0.3 m) from ther ear area
5 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
8in( 0.2m)f romt herear area, vehicle width
wit ho utside mir ror
6 Orang ewarning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eamedium dis‐
ta nce away (between appr oximately 1.3ft
(0.4 m) and 2.0 ft(0.6 m))
7 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles ar eatadista nce of
between appr oximatel y2.0ft(0.6 m) and
3.3 ft(1.0 m)
% If
th ed ista nce totheo bstacle is les sthan
appr ox.1 .3 ft(0.4 m), thew arning displa yof
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC will be red.
% If
th ee ntir esystemf ails, thei nner segments
of thew arning displa yareshown in red.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws:
R The rear segment sareshown in redw hen
backing up.
R The rear segment sarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out. Wi
de-angle view Vi
ew of trailer (if trailer hitc hisinstalled)
1 Yello wg uide line, locating aid
2 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0i n( 0.3 m) from theb all head of thet railer
hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch 360° Camera
Fu
nction of the3 60° Camera
The 360 °Camera is asyst em that consists of
fo ur cameras. The cameras co verthe immediate
ve hicle sur roundings. The sy stem assists you,
e.g .when parkin goratexitsw ithr educed visibil‐
ity.
The 360° Camer aisonlyana id. It is no tasubsti‐
tut efor your attention tothes urroundings. The
re sponsibility fors afem aneu vering and pa rking
re mains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat ther ea reno
persons, animals or object setc., in them aneu‐
ve ring area whil emaneuvering and pa rking.
The sy stem evaluates images from thef ollowing
cameras:
R Rear vie wcamera
R Front camera
R Twos ide cameras in theo utside mir rors
Vi ew soft he 360 °Camera
Yo uc an selec tfromd iffe re nt vie ws: Driving and pa
rking 15 9

To
pv iew 1
Yello wl ane markin gthe course thet ires will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yello wg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur‐
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering
wheel angle (dynamic)
3 Marking at adistan ce of appr oximatel y3.3ft
(1.0 m) (the rear-en ddoor scan still be
opene dcomple tely)
4 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0i n( 0.3 m) from ther ear area
5 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
8in( 0.2m)f romt herear area, vehicle width
wit ho utside mir ror
6 Redw arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at adista nce of
appr oximately 1.3f t(0.4 m) or less
When Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC is operational
an dnoo bject is de tected, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yareshown in gray.
% If
th ee ntir esystemf ails, thes egment softhe
wa rning displa yareshown in red.
If th es ystemf ails at ther ear ,the displa yof
th es egment schanges as follo ws:
R The rear segment sareshown in redw hen
backing up.
R The rear segment sarehidde nwhen driv‐
ing forw ards.
If Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is deactivated,
th ew arning displa yfades out.
Guide lines
% The guide lines in
them ultimedia sy stem dis‐
pla yshowt he dis tances toyour vehicle. The
dis tances only apply toroad le vel.
In trailer mode, theg uide lines ar eshown at
th el eve loft he trailer hitch. Vi
ew of trailer (if trailer hit chis installed) Vi
ew of trailer (if trailer hitc hisinstalled)
1 Yello wg uide line, locating aid
2 Redg uide line at adista nce of appr oximately
1. 0i n( 0.3 m) from theb all head of thet railer
hitch
3 Ball head of thet railer hitch
Side vie wofthe mir rorc ame ras
The sides of thev ehicle can be seen in this vie w. 1
Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will take
wit hthe steering wheel in its cur rent position
2 Yello ww arning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC: obstacles at adista nce of
appr oximately 3.3 ft(1.0 m) or less
3 Your vehicle from abo ve
4 Markeroft he wheel contact points
5 Guide line of extern al vehicle dimensions
wit ho utside mir rors folded out
If th ed ista nce totheo bject lessens, thec olor of
wa rning display 2changes.
Sy stem failure
If th er eisnoo perational readiness, thef ollowing
messag eappear sinthe multimedia sy stem: 16 0
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cle speed, braking in goo
dtime and fors taying in
yo ur lane.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ther eisp oor visibilit y,e.g. due toinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, if ther ea rehighly
va riable shade condition sorinrain, sno w,fog
or spr ay.
R Glar efromo ncomin gtraf fic, direct sunligh tor
re flections.
R Ther eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camer aorthe camera is
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
R No or se veralu nclear lane markings ar epres‐
ent foro ne lane, e.g. in aconstruction area.
R The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle driving in front is
to os hor tand thus thel ane markings cann ot
be de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar row and winding.
Fu nctions of Activ eL aneK eeping Assist Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in
front of your vehicle bymeans of multifunction
camera 1.Itserve stop rotect youa gains tunin‐
te ntionally le aving your lane .You ma yalso be
wa rned byavibratin gmessag efromt hesteering
wheel and bythes tatus symbo lflashing in the
instrument displa y.In addition, youm aybe gui‐
ded bac kintoy our lane byalane-cor recting
brak eapplication. Arele vant messa geappear sin
th ei nstrument displa y. The
warning is issued when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emetat thes ame time:
R The driving sy stem de tects lane markings.
R Afront wheel passes overthe lane markings.
Al ane-cor recting brak eapplication occu rswhen
th ef ollowing condition sareme t:
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tdetects lane
markings on bo thsides of thev ehicle.
R Afront wheel drives overas olidl ane mark‐
ing.
Ar ele vant messa geappear sinthe instrument
displa y.
The brak eapplication is available in thes peed
ra ng eb etwe en appr oximately 40 mph(60 km/h)
and 100m ph (160 km/h).
Yo uc an either deactivat ethe ActiveL aneK eep‐
ing Assis twarning or switc hoffthes ystem com‐
ple tely.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Ac tiveL ane
Ke eping Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of an
accident nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It can‐
no ttak ei ntoa ccount road, weather or traf fic
conditions. The driving sy stem is an aid forw hen
yo uu nintentionally le aveor cross thel ane and
no tas ystem fora utomatically keeping tothe
lane. Youa re re sponsible fort he dis tance tothe
ve hicle in front, forv ehicle speed, braking in good
time and fors taying in your lane. If
al ane-cor recting brak eapplication from Active
Lane Keeping Assis toccurs, display 1appears
in them ultifunction displa y.
Sy stem limits
No lane-cor recting brak eapplication from Active
Lane Keeping Assis toccur sint hefollowing situa‐
tions:
R Youc learly and activel ysteer,b rake or accel‐
erate.
R Yous wit ch on thet urns ignal. 16 6
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#
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he operating instructions of
th em anufacturer of thet railer coupling and the
ball nec k.
Place your vehicle/trailer combination on sur fa‐
ces that ar ease vena spossible and secu reit
agains trolling away ( /pag e140). Coupl eand
uncoupl ethe trailer carefully.
When backing up thet ow ing vehicle, ensur ethat
th er eisn o-one between thev ehicle and the
traile r.
If yo udon otcouple thet railer tothet ow ing vehi‐
cle cor rectly ,the trailer ma ybecome de tach ed.
Onceith as been coupled and is roadwor thy, the
traile rmustbeinah orizontalp osition behin dthe
to wing vehicle.
No tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible.
R Neverfall belo walegally prescribed minimum
to ngu eweight ;the tongu eweight must
alw aysbep ositive.
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permissible
to ngu eweights –this mus tbeobservedd ur‐
ing loading and unloading of thet railer.
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
city
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
unbraked trailer sis1,653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet railer R
Perm issible grosscombination mass
R Maxi mump ermissible speed of thet railer
The releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page247).
Yo ur vehicle will beha vediffere ntly wi thatrailer
re lativ etow ithout atrailer:
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be heav‐
ier.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be
re stricted in its acceleration and climbing
ability.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha vean
inc reased brakin gdista nce.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be more
susceptible tocrosswind gu sts.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will require
mor esensitiv esteering.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha ve a
lar gerturning circle.
This ma yimp airt he vehicle's driving characteris‐
tics.
When drivin gwithav ehicle/trailer combination,
alw aysa dap tyour speed tothec urrent road and
we ather conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ke ep asuffi‐
cient saf edista nce.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum speed of 49 mph
(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h) ,eveninc oun‐
trie sinw hich highe rspeed sareperm itted for
ve hicle/trailer combinations.
Comply wit hthe legally prescribed maximum
speed forv ehicle/trailer combination sinforce in
th ec ount ry,s tate or Canadian pr ovinc einq ues‐
tion. Befor esetting off, consult thet railer's vehi‐ Driving and parking
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Mos
tUSs tatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe thef ollowing points, and youa reurge ntly
re commended tocomply wi th these:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains shoul dberouted in a
criss-cross patter nunde rthe trailer dr awbar.
The ym ustbec onnected tothet railer tow
hitc hand no ttothe bumper or tothev ehicle
axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This
allo wsfore vens harp cornering.
R Aseparat ebrake system is requ ired forc er‐
ta in trailers.
R Asafet yf eatur eisrequired forb rake dt railers.
De term ine thes pecific requirements acco rd‐
ing tother ele vant la ws.
If th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet yf eatur etrigger sthe
trailer brakes and can thus reduce thed anger.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrail er wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. Do no
tuncouple atrailer wit hanoverrun brak ein
as tate ofove rrun. Otherwise, ther ebound of the
ove rrunb rake can damag eyour vehicle. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Appl ythe trailer's parking brake. #
Secur ethe trailer agains trolling away wit ha
wheel choc kors imilar object. #
Remo vethet railer cables and saf etyc hains. #
Uncouple thet railer. Information about
towing atrailer Operatin
gatrailer is subject toman ystatutory
re gulations suc hasspeedrestrictions.
Man ystatesa lso requ ireana uxiliaryseparate
functional brakin gsystem when towing aweight
th at exc eeds acertain limit .For your saf ety, it is re
commended touse aseparat efunctional brak‐
ing sy stem on an ytowe dvehicle.
Mak esuret hat your trailer combinatio nmeets
local regulations. This no tonlya pplies to your
plac eofr esidence, but also to your destination.
In fo rm atio nont his can be obtained from the
police and local authorities.
Compl ywitht he following when driving wit ha
trailer:
R Practice cornering, stopping and backing up
in at raffic-free location. In this wa y,yo uw ill
ga in driving experience and become accus‐
to med tothen ew handling characteristics.
R Befor edriving, checkt he following:
- that thet railer towh itch and ball coupling
ar es ecure
- that thes afet ys wit ch forb rake dt railer sis
functioning cor rectly
- that thes afet yc hains ar esecur eand
undamaged
- that thee lectrical connection saresecure
- that thel ights ar efunctioning cor rectly
- thew heels ford ama geand cor rect tire
pressu re (/ pag e244)
R Adjus tthe outside mir rors so that youh ave a
clea rviewoft herear sectio nofthe trailer.
R Ifth et railer is equipped wit hanindividual
braking sy stem, checkb efor eeachj ourney
whe ther theb rake sa refunctioning cor rectl y.
R Ifth et railer has electronicall ycont rolled
brakes, pull away carefully wi th thevehicle/
trailer combination .Brake manually using the
brak econtroller and checkw hether the
brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Secu rethel oad on thet railer in line wit hthe
re qu irements and rules forl oad-securing
me thods.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,chec katr egular
inter vals that thel oad is secur eand that the
light sand brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Bea rinm indthat theh andling characteristics
ar em oreu nstable when towing atrailer than
when drivin gwithout atrailer .Avoid sudden
st eering mo vements.
R The vehicle/trailer combination is heavier,
accelerates mor eslowl y,has areduced
climbing ability and an increased braking dis‐
ta nce. It is mor esusceptible toside winds
and requ ires careful steering. Driving and parking
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Overvie
wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel Va
riant 1
1 0038 Backbutton, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
2 Touc hC ontrol, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
3 Buttong roup forc ruisec ontrol or ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC
4 Button group:
£ Voice-opera tedc ontrol
f Displa ysfavo rite s( multimedia sy stem)
VO L: using the0063 control, inc reases/
re duces thev olume or switches of fthe
sound
0061 Makes/accepts acall
0076 Rejects/end sacall
5 00E2 Main menu button (multimedia sy stem)
6 Touc hC ontrol, right (multimedia sy stem)
7 0038 Backbutton, right (multimedia sy stem) Va
riant 2
1 0038 Backbutton, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
2 Touc hC ontrol, lef t(on-boar dcomputer)
3 Main men ubutton (on-boar dcomputer)
4 Buttong roup forc ruisec ontrol or ActiveD is‐
ta nce Assi stDISTRONIC
5 Button group:
£ Voice-opera tedc ontrol
f Displa ysfavo rite s( multimedia sy stem)
VO L: using the0063 control, inc reases/
re duces thev olume or switches of fthe
sound 0061
Makes/accepts acall
0076 Rejects/end sacall
6 00E2 Main menu button (multimedia sy stem)
7 Touc hC ontrol, right (multimedia sy stem)
8 0038 Backbutton, right (multimedia sy stem) Operating
theo n-boa rdcompu ter &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating theo n-boar dcomputer.
Operating theo n-boa rdcompu ter( ve hicles
with steering wheel but tons)
% The displa
ysoftheo n-boar dcomputer
appear on them ultifunction display
(/ page176).
When thef unction is switched on, dif fere nt signal
to nes will pr ovide feedbac kwhile theo n-board
computer is being operated. These include asig‐
nal tone when thee nd of alistisr eached or
when alistisb eingscrolled thro ugh. In
stru ment Displa yand on-boar dcomputer 175

Calls up navigation
Re
quiremen t:them obile phone is connected
to them ultimedia sy stem via theU SB port
ç using asuitable cable. ViaA pple Car‐
Play™ or Android Autothen avigation applica‐
tion of them obile phone can be used. #
Toaccess stations and music trac ks
qu ickl y:press button 5.
The control menu appear sfor thea udio
source that wa slasts elected. #
Swipe tothel eftorr ight.
Ra dio: thep reviou sorn exts tatio niss et.
Media source: thep reviou sort he next music
tra ck is selec ted. #
Tohide thec ontrol menu: press button5.
Using theh om escreen
The home screen is shown in them edia display
when yous tart thev ehicle. #
Select thea pplication byswiping and tapping.
or #
In an ydispla y:press the© button on the
To uc hC ontrol.
or #
Tapont he© symbol on thet ouchscreen.
The applications ar edispla yed. #
Select thea pplication byswiping and tapping.
Changing thea rrangemen tofapplications on
th eh om escreen #
Call up theh ome screen #
Touc ha nd hold an applicatio nonthe
to uchsc reen until symbols appear. #
Tapon0059or 0065and mo vethea pplica‐
tion in them enu. #
Tapon00FB . Switching
thes ound on/off On
them ultifunction steering wheel #
Tomute: pressvolume control 1.
The 0063 symbol appear sinthestatus line of
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Yo uw ill also hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitc hon:tur nv olume control 1or
ch ang ethe media source.
On them ultimedia sy stem #
Toswitc hoff:briefly press button 1.
The 0063 symbol appear sinthestatus line of
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
Yo uw ill also hear traf fica nnouncements and
navigation announcements even when the
sound is muted. #
Toswitc hon:brief lypress button 1or
ch ang ethe media source. 18 8
MBUX multimedia sy stem